Straight out of the gate, the first three tracks of Centennial Celebration show why Art Tatum is still the greatest and why the artful, entertaining and impressive Lionel Hampton enjoyed a ...

To hear Lionel Hampton was to hear America swinging. This is how we see him: hunched over his vibraphones, ringing out lightning-fast runs with his mallets as a big band roars behind him on "Flying ...

NEW YORK — New Orleans invaded Harlem and Dixieland jazz filled the streets Saturday as more than 2,000 people--including recording artists, former President Bush and passionate fans--celebrated the ...

NEW YORK – Lionel Hampton, whose flamboyant mastery of the vibraphone made him one of the leading figures of the swing era, died yesterday morning at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan. He was 94 ...

Putting aside the probability that in the fullness of time every musician, from Palestrina to Perry Como, will be looked upon as a precursor of rock and roll, in the instance of Lionel Hampton the ...

Vibes virtuoso and bandleader Lionel Hampton doesn’t perform much anymore, so anyone who values his rhythmically propulsive approach to music-making will welcome the sheer energy and drive of the ...

In life, Lionel Hampton was an irrepressible force who enjoyed one of the longest, more productive and consequential careers in American music, from the early years of jazz to the dawning of rock ‘n’ ...

In life, Lionel Hampton was an irrepressible force who enjoyed one of the longest, more productive and consequential careers in American music, from the early years of jazz to the dawning of rock ‘n’ ...